Oakley Hall

Don Kelsen / Los Angeles Times

Oakley Hall, seen in 1989, wrote more than 20 novels, including Warlock (1958), a fictional account of the early West that was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and The Downhill Racers (1963), about skiers in the Sierra Nevada. Both books were made into movies. He also was a writing teacher at UC Irvine and helped launch the literary careers of such prominent students as Michael Chabon, Richard Ford and Amy Tan.

Oakley Hall, seen in 1989, wrote more than 20 novels, including Warlock (1958), a fictional account of the early West that was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and The Downhill Racers (1963), about skiers in the Sierra Nevada. Both books were made into movies. He also was a writing teacher at UC Irvine and helped launch the literary careers of such prominent students as Michael Chabon, Richard Ford and Amy Tan.